PLANTATIONS BOARD.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 16876, 30 October 1922, Page 9

PLANTATIONS BOARD.

TO-DAY’S MEETING. ! vip-i-w-Tn Plantations Board met this j morning- present,—Messrs <3. IT. Bullard 'Commissioner of Crown Lands). s. A. I Staples. W. T. I'opple. <!. Scott. •). Storry. <;. Hall. C. Wolfe and C. a. Adam* The superintendent (Mr It. G. Komn--1 Vo' nir near Burnham, had failed to 1 earn- out his part of the agreement with ! the board and that his whereabouts were 1 not known. It was decided to cancel the '"in regard to reserve 1753, 1490. kelcher b reserve, it was decided to accept Mr Chamberlain's offer of £l2 a. year a? a special temporary grazing license for one ' The superintendent reported that at Dun sanded and Darfleld some. 150 cords of pine firewood were cut and stacked. The gales were responsible for the uprooting of a large number of heady pines, and the conversion of these fallen trees into firewood would provide further employment for a small gang. The Minister of Railways wrote stating that the chief engineer would arrange the lease of the unoccupied portion of the rail was- reserve between Darfleld and Kir- | Mr 1.. Macintosh Ellis. Director of the : State Forest Service. wrote % as follows j from Wellington under date September ; *27: “ T wish to thank your hoard on liehalf of the Forest Service for the splendid ! opportunity which was driven to nie and to my associate. Mr Morrison. Conservator of forests for the Can terbury-Ot ago region, by your superintendent to visit the '•ongrat ula ro the boar d'on * the very definite* nrogress along cultural lines that. is l»elng effected by your superintendent.” Mr Richard Burleigh wrote stating that a, fire had started in the plantation next the Kirwee Cemetery on September 25. and that, in his opinion, it. had been due to incendiarism. With the help of Air S. Wright and one of his men. the fire had been put out. | Tt was decided to thank Messrs Burleigh 1 and Wright.